Which to use
“vilo” and “viola” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,132
- “vilo” frequency rank
- #8,332
- “viola” frequency rank
- 49464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vilo | viola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Véase en vilo | Instrumento de cuerda que se toca por frotación. Es mayor que el violín. |
Where the eye mixes vilo and viola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vilo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against viola's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vilo and viola
A purely visual mix-up. vilo ([ˈbilo]) and viola ([ˈbjola]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vilo is recorded at frequency rank #41,132, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbilo]. viola is at rank #8,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjola].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49464, this pair ranks #108,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vilo vs viola
Shared letters: ilov. Private to "vilo": -. Private to "viola": a.
"vilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "viola" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vilo" and "viola" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vilo" vs "viola" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vilo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vilo" and "viola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vilo vs visos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #108,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.